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The scene is set in a living room. A little girl plays on the left, and her father relaxes in the center. As guitar riffs crescendo toward a verse, the camera pans right to reveal the mother in the kitchen, cutting apart an apple. So begins “Sliced Fruit.”
Whether he is serenading fans with his acoustic guitar or dishing bars as part of rap group NITEMRKT, Leo Xia always infuses his music with his Chinese-American heritage. In his latest music video, he teams up with animator Hye Lynn Park to illustrate a unique way in which Asian mothers show their love.
From its first scene, this video subtly captures the dynamics of a traditional Asian-American family. As the husband relaxes, presumably after a long day at work, the wife toils away in the kitchen, carrying out her responsibilities as a stay-at-home mom. A mother’s work— while equally important — often…
